u/Embarrassed_Pass_589

Hey everyone!

Starting my MSc at Imperial this September and I've got a scholarship that covers living costs at £1,900/month. No extra income on top of that.

Any tips on making it work? Particularly curious about:

• Food — best cheap supermarkets, cooking tips, anything helps
• Transport — bike vs Oyster, any tricks?
• For accoms, it seems like the only feasible way is to find a twin room, anyone can confirm?
• Where does money quietly disappear without you noticing?
• Free or cheap things to do around London

Basically, anything you wish you knew before moving. Cheers!

Hey r/shanghai! I'm moving out early and looking for someone to take over my lease from early July (flexible on exact date) through early September, with the option to renew for another term if you'd like to stay longer.

The room:

16.4 sqm master bedroom with its own private en-suite bathroom (no sharing). Queen-sized bed, 2 desks, a big wardrobe, and other furniture/appliances included for free that I bought. Has its own AC, heater, and dedicated WiFi in the room. It's on the second floor so no need for elevators but the building also has 2 elevators.

Shared spaces:

Fully equipped shared kitchen, shared living room, and washing machine in the bathroom. Flatmates are quiet and respectful, never had any noise or drama.

Location (very strategic)

5 min walk to SJTU Xuhui Campus, 10 min bike ride to Wukang Road. Close to Metro Lines 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11. Convenience store right downstairs in a lively, walkable neighbourhood. Its also nearby a big shopping district Xujiahui, and also has a historical park, just around 10 minutes walking distance.

Rent: 4,000 RMB/month, slight discount available for the right person since I need to sublease hahah

Perfect for incoming summer language students or anyone starting studies this fall. Drop me a DM if you're interested and I'll send photos and more details privately. Happy to chat! Would really appreciate if u could share to someone who needs it as well!

Pretty new to local LLMs and need to make a decision soon so any advice is appreciated. Debating between the 24GB and 32GB MacBook Air (both 512GB SSD). Main use case is coding and development, mostly data science stuff like running notebooks, and general ML work. On top of that I want to run local LLMs for coding assistance.

The price difference is notable and I'm trying to figure out if the extra 8GB of unified memory actually moves the needle for local LLMs specifically. My gut says if you're serious about local LLM, you really need 64GB or 128GB minimum to run anything meaningful, so whether I pick 24 or 32 I'm in "small model" territory either way. In that case does the 8GB difference even matter in practice?

Or does going from 24 to 32GB open up a meaningfully different set of models and quants that makes it worth the premium?

I am aware there are benchmarks to test this comparison, but not sure which ones to trust.

Would love to hear from anyone with knowledge of this.

Planning to buy an MBA 15 inch soon. I'll still be based in China for the next couple of months but moving abroad long-term after that.

I know Apple Intelligence isn't available on Chinese MacBooks, so I'd be locked out of it until I leave. My question is: does that actually matter?

From what I've seen in other posts and reviews, Apple Intelligence seems pretty underwhelming. A lot of people are calling it AI slop and saying it's not really useful day to day. Is that fair? Am I actually missing anything by being without it in the long term or is it no big deal?

Would love to hear from people who actually use it regularly or purposefully avoiding it. Is there anything genuinely useful in there, or is it mostly hype?

Sesuai judul. Mau cari MacBook Pro dengan M4 Pro chip. Idealnya 16GB/512GB config. Spec/model/tipe lain bisa dibicarakan dulu asal ga beda jauh2 amat.

Spec yang dicari:

- MacBook Pro (14" or 16", either works)

- M4 Pro chip (M4 max or M4 base model bisa dibicarakan dulu)

- RAM: 16GB minimum — will NOT consider 8GB

- Storage: 512GB minimum — will NOT consider 256GB

- Color: any (Space Black, Silver, whatever you've got)

- Condition: good to excellent preferred, minor wear is totally fine

Nice to haves (not dealbreakers):

- Original box/accessories

- AppleCare still active or transferable

- Low battery cycle count

Budget 20-30 juta.

Comment or DM me with your specs, condition, cycle count if you know it, and asking price.

seusai judul. udah cek digimap sama ibox online tapi banyak konfigurasi ram dan storage yang kosong. untuk chipnya mau yg m4/m5. budget 20-30jt. ada yang tau tempat lain buat beli macbook pro atau air yang stoknya lengkap? atau apakah emang supply nya dikit banget di indo? lewat tokopedia juga banyak stock yg kosong.

ga harus toko resmi asal terpercaya dan ada garansi. boleh online atau offline.

Longtime Windows user here, never owned a Mac in my life. I'm starting a master's program overseas this fall and I'm seriously considering making the switch. Would love some perspective from people who've been through this.

My current setup is an Asus Zenbook Duo (2022) with the dual screen. It's been fine but I've been hearing so much about MacBooks lately, especially since the MacBook Neo launched, and the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. Feels like the right time to finally make the jump.

My questions:

1. Is the switch actually worth it coming from Windows, or is the learning curve overstated?

2. MacBook Air vs MacBook Neo vs MacBook Pro. Which makes the most sense for a grad student? I'll mostly be doing research, writing, and maybe some data work.

3. For those who switched after years on Windows, what do you wish you knew beforehand?

4. Are there any threads here that did a deep dive comparing MacBooks to Windows laptops in general? Would be great if I can be directed there :)

Budget isn't unlimited but I'd stretch for the right machine if it'll last me 4 to 5 years. Any advice is appreciated!